Celeron J3160 vs Xeon E3-1240 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.20
+550%
Celeron J3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.80

Xeon E3-1240 v5 outperforms Celeron J3160 by a whopping 550% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11962615
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.950.07
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency6.1212.55
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Airmont (2016)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$282$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 has 5543% better value for money than Celeron J3160.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0IDI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151,FCLGA2011FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/A+
OpenGLN/A+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data5
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 5.20
+550%
Celeron J3160 0.80

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 8262
+551%
Celeron J3160 1269

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 1324
+670%
Celeron J3160 172

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 4346
+761%
Celeron J3160 505

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.20 0.80
Recency 19 October 2015 15 January 2016
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v5 has a 550% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron J3160, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 1233.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240 v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J3160 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron J3160, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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